Table 10(b): People receiving a custodial sentence by gender,
main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2015-16
1

Main crime or offence

Male

Female

Total

(Percentages)

Total

(Percentages)

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 1 year

Over 1 year to less than 2 years

Over 2 years to less than 4 years

4 years and over including life etc

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 1 year

Over 1 year to less than 2 years

Over 2 years to less than 4 years

4 years and over including life etc

All crimes and offences

12,537

29

35

17

11

5

3

1,187

41

36

12

7

3

1

All crimes

8,218

29

30

15

14

7

5

838

41

34

11

8

4

2

Non-sexual crimes of violence

950

1

4

15

37

24

19

66

3

11

20

35

21

11

Homicide etc

55

*

2

2

7

5

84

6

*

*

*

*

17

83

Attempted murder and serious assault

598

*

2

15

40

26

16

27

*

*

15

56

26

4

Robbery

268

1

6

17

41

21

14

29

7

21

31

24

14

3

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

29

10

21

10

14

31

14

4

*

25

*

25

50

*

Sexual crimes

378

3

8

15

20

17

37

4

25

25

*

*

25

25

Rape and attempted rape

95

*

*

*

1

3

96

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

Sexual assault

119

2

6

15

29

24

24

2

*

*

*

*

50

50

Crimes associated with prostitution

1

*

*

*

*

100

*

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other sexual crimes

163

6

14

23

26

20

12

2

50

50

*

*

*

*

Crimes of dishonesty

3,244

33

40

15

8

3

*

453

46

40

9

4

1

*

Housebreaking

523

6

20

27

34

12

*

7

*

43

14

43

*

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

68

22

38

31

7

*

1

4

*

50

50

*

*

*

Theft from a motor vehicle

39

23

46

26

5

*

*

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

Theft of a motor vehicle

95

17

47

25

9

1

*

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

Shoplifting

1,550

46

47

7

1

*

*

324

56

39

5

1

*

*

Other theft

549

30

44

17

7

2

*

64

30

47

19

3

2

*

Fraud

133

15

35

29

11

8

2

32

13

41

22

16

9

*

Other dishonesty

287

41

33

16

7

*

1

22

18

23

23

32

5

*

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

339

27

43

16

10

2

1

19

16

37

21

21

5

*

Fire-raising

39

*

15

26

46

5

8

10

*

20

30

40

10

*

Vandalism etc.

300

31

47

15

6

1

1

9

33

56

11

*

*

*

Other crimes

3,307

37

29

15

12

5

2

296

45

31

10

8

4

2

Crimes against public justice

1,856

55

34

8

3

1

*

189

58

34

6

2

*

*

Handling offensive weapons

485

4

22

38

30

6

*

24

21

46

25

8

*

*

Drugs

931

18

22

19

22

13

6

79

23

19

15

23

14

6

Other crime

35

14

43

11

11

6

14

4

25

50

25

*

*

*

All offences

4,319

27

45

20

6

1

*

349

40

41

16

3

*

*

Miscellaneous offences

3,890

29

45

18

6

1

*

341

40

42

16

3

*

*

Common assault

1,699

18

45

26

9

2

*

181

38

40

20

2

1

*

Breach of the peace etc.

1,886

39

46

12

4

*

*

118

46

47

5

2

*

*

Drunkenness and other disorderly
conduct

2

100

*

*

*

*

*

1

100

*

*

*

*

*

Other miscellaneous, including
urinating

303

30

45

17

3

2

4

41

29

34

29

7

*

*

Motor vehicle offences

429

11

45

34

7

2

*

8

38

25

38

*

*

*

Dangerous and careless driving

142

8

26

40

20

5

1

1

*

*

100

*

*

*

Driving under the influence

93

15

66

18

1

*

*

4

50

25

25

*

*

*

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

186

9

50

40

1

1

*

3

33

33

33

*

*

*

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other motor vehicle offences
2

8

88

13

*

*

*

*

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

1. Excludes a small number of cases which resulted in detention
of a child aged under 16, recall sentences and a small number of
records we do not have sentence information for.
2. Includes seat belt and mobile phone offences.